N3751/1669
飯
male termnounnoun (generic)
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めし
Meanings
- cooked rice
- meal, food
- one's living, livelihood
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Example sentences
飯を食べる前に手を洗いなさい。
Wash your hands before eating.
今日の飯は俺が作るよ。
I'll make the meal today.
腹が減ったから早く飯にしよう。
I'm hungry, so let's eat soon.
あいつは飯のためだけに働いているみたいだ。
It seems like that guy works just to put food on the table.
仕事を失って、飯を食うのにも困る始末だった。
Having lost his job, he ended up struggling even to make ends meet.
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